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| name = MechWarrior Companion
 
| name = MechWarrior Companion
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| product development = [[Bryan Nystul]], [[Joel Biske]], [[Mark Ernst]], [[The Green Man]]
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| development = [[Bryan Nystul]]<br>[[Joel Biske]]<br>[[Mark Ernst]]<br>[[The Green Man]]
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| primary writing = [[Bryan Nystul]], [[Blaine L. Pardoe]],
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| primarywriting = [[Bryan Nystul]]<br>[[Blaine L. Pardoe]]
 
| cover = [[Doug Anderson]]
 
| cover = [[Doug Anderson]]
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| illustrations = [[Jeff Laubensein]], [[Ray Ledereer]], [[John Paul Lona]], [[Mike Jackson]], [[Dave MacKay]], [[Chris Moeller]], [[Christina Wold]]
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| illustrations = [[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br>[[Ray Ledereer]]<br>[[John Paul Lona]]<br>[[Mike Jackson]]<br>[[Dave MacKay]]<br>[[Chris Moeller]]<br>[[Christina Wold]]
 
| era = 3057
 
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| type = [[Rule Book]]
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| type = Rulebook
 
| publisher = FASA
 
| publisher = FASA
 
| year = 1995
 
| year = 1995
 
| pages = 135
 
| pages = 135
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| production code = 1671
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| productioncode = 1671
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| ISBN = 1-55560-189-8
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| ISBN10 = 1-55560-189-8
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
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An expansion for the [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]] role-playing game, the '''MechWarrior Companion''' includes new archtypes, expanded and new skill section, detailed rules on running [[Clan]] characters and games. Rules to assist in integration between the tabletop game and RPG, including rules for [[Dual Cockpit|Dual Cockpits]], and creature and equipment fill out the remainder of the book.
  
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The MechWarrior Companion is an expansion rulebook for the ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]'' role-playing game.  A must have resource for players and game masters, The ''MechWarrior Companion'' offers players new skills, advantages, and equipment for their characters and gives game masters helpful advice on running campaigns, creating exciting story lines, and involving the Clans in adventures.  The ''MechWarrior Companion'' also provides new rules for resolving combat, including expanded guidelines for combining the ''BattleTech'' and ''MechWarrior'' Gaming Systems.
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Save a few exceptions, much of the additional information was later included, altered and expanded upon in the [[MechWarrior, Third Edition]] main book and [[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]].
  
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
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==Contents==
 
==Contents==
  
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===INTRODUCTION===
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===Introduction===
 
* Using the Book
 
* Using the Book
 
* An Uneasy Peace
 
* An Uneasy Peace
  
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===CHARACTERS===
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===Characters===
 
* Character Design
 
* Character Design
 
** Clan Heritage
 
** Clan Heritage
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* Advantages
 
* Advantages
 
** [[Bloodname]]
 
** [[Bloodname]]
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** [[Combat Sense]]
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** Combat Sense
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** [[Contact]]
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** Contact
 
** [[DropShip]]
 
** [[DropShip]]
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** [[Enhanced Imaging (EI) Neural Implant]]
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** [[Enhanced Imaging|Enhanced Imaging (EI) Neural Implant]]
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** [[Reputation]]
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** Reputation
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** [[Well-Connected]]
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** Well-Connected
 
* Skills
 
* Skills
 
** Specializations
 
** Specializations
 
** Skill Descriptions
 
** Skill Descriptions
  
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===ARCHETYPES===
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===Archetypes===
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* Inner Sphere Archetypes
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* [[Inner Sphere]] Archetypes
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** Armored Infantry Trooper
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** Armored [[Infantry]] Trooper
 
** DropShip Captain
 
** DropShip Captain
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** Guerilla Fighter
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** Guerrilla Fighter
 
** Marine
 
** Marine
 
** Special Forces Operative
 
** Special Forces Operative
 
* Clan Archetypes
 
* Clan Archetypes
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** Crusader Elemental
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** [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] [[Elemental]]
 
** Crusader MechWarrior
 
** Crusader MechWarrior
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** DropShip/JumpShip Pilot
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** DropShip/[[JumpShip]] Pilot
 
** Merchant
 
** Merchant
 
** Scientist
 
** Scientist
 
** Technician
 
** Technician
  
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===COMBAT===
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===Combat===
 
* Personal Combat
 
* Personal Combat
 
** Additional Attacks
 
** Additional Attacks
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** Dive for Cover
 
** Dive for Cover
 
** Falling Damage
 
** Falling Damage
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** Tactical Iniative
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** Tactical Initiative
 
* Integrating BattleTech
 
* Integrating BattleTech
 
** Skills
 
** Skills
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** Sequence of Play
 
** Sequence of Play
 
** Damage
 
** Damage
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** Infantry and BattleArmor
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** Infantry and battle armor
 
** BattleMech and Vehicle Fire against Characters
 
** BattleMech and Vehicle Fire against Characters
 
** Anti-BattleMech Swarm and Leg Attacks
 
** Anti-BattleMech Swarm and Leg Attacks
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* Dual Cockpit
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* [[Dual Cockpit]]
 
** BattleTech Rules
 
** BattleTech Rules
 
** MechWarrior Rules
 
** MechWarrior Rules
 
** House Conversions
 
** House Conversions
  
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===RUNNING THE GAME===
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===Running the Game===
 
* The BattleTech Universe: Setting the Stage
 
* The BattleTech Universe: Setting the Stage
 
** Background and Setting
 
** Background and Setting
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** Atmosphere
 
** Atmosphere
  
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===THE CLANS===
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===The Clans===
 
* Role-playing
 
* Role-playing
 
** Clan Perspectives
 
** Clan Perspectives
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** Blood names
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** Bloodnames
 
** Combat Style
 
** Combat Style
 
* Trials
 
* Trials
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** [[The Batchall]]
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** The [[Batchall]]
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** [[Bidding]]
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** Bidding
 
** [[Trial of Possession]]
 
** [[Trial of Possession]]
 
** [[Trial of Position]]
 
** [[Trial of Position]]
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** [[Trial of Grievance or Honor Duel]]
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** [[Trial of Grievance]] or Honor Duel
 
** [[Trial of Bloodright]]
 
** [[Trial of Bloodright]]
 
** [[Trial of Refusal]]
 
** [[Trial of Refusal]]
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** [[Trial of Annihilation
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** [[Trial of Annihilation]]
 
* Dishonorable Conduct
 
* Dishonorable Conduct
 
* Clan Adventures
 
* Clan Adventures
  
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===CREATURES===
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===Creatures===
 
* Creating Creatures
 
* Creating Creatures
 
** Creature Attributes
 
** Creature Attributes
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* Sample Creatures
 
* Sample Creatures
 
** Common Beasts
 
** Common Beasts
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*** [[Bear]]
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*** Bear
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*** [[Camel]]
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*** Camel
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*** [[Dog]]
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*** Dog
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*** [[Elephant]]
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*** Elephant
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*** [[Horse]]
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*** Horse
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*** [[Mule/Donkey]]
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*** Mule/Donkey
 
*** [[Odessan Raxx]]
 
*** [[Odessan Raxx]]
 
*** [[Tabiranth]]
 
*** [[Tabiranth]]
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** [[Trachazoi]]
 
** [[Trachazoi]]
  
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===EQUIPMENT===
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===Equipment===
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* [[Legality]]
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* Legality Rating/MW2ed
 
** The Black Market
 
** The Black Market
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* Power Packs
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* [[Power Pack]]s
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** Standard Power Pack
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** [[]]
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** Quick-Charge Power Pack
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** [[]]
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** High-Capacity Power Pack
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** [[]]
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** Satchel Battery
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** [[]]
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** Quick-Charge Satchel Battery
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** [[]]
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** High-Capacity Satchel Battery
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** [[]]
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** Military Power Pack
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** [[]]
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** Quick-Charge Military Power Pack
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** [[]]
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** High-Capacity Military Power Pack
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** [[]]
 
 
* Medical Equipment
 
* Medical Equipment
 
** [[Artificial Limbs]]
 
** [[Artificial Limbs]]
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*** Type I: Simple Limb
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*** [[]]
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*** Type II: Useful Limb
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*** [[]]
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*** Type III: Prosthesis
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*** [[]]
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*** Type IV: Advanced Prosthesis
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*** [[]]
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*** Type V: Myomer Replacement
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*** [[]]
 
 
** [[Myomer Implantation Device]]
 
** [[Myomer Implantation Device]]
 
** [[Bionic Ear Replacement]]
 
** [[Bionic Ear Replacement]]
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* Armor
 
* Armor
 
** Using Armor
 
** Using Armor
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** [[Flak Armor (Infantry Gear)|Flak Armor]]
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** Flak Armor
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*** Flak Vest
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*** [[]]
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*** Flak Jacket
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*** [[]]
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*** Flak Pants
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*** [[]]
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*** Flak Body Suit
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*** [[]]
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*** Flak Helmet
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** [[Ablative Armor (Infantry Gear)|Ablative Armor]]
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** Ablative Armor
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative Vest
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative Jacket
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative Pants
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative Body Suit
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative Helmet
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** [[Ablative/Flak Armor (Infantry Gear)|Ablative/Flak Armor]]
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** Ablative/Flak Armor
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative-Flak Vest
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative-Flak Jacket
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative-Flak Pants
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative-Flak Body Suit
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative-Flak Helmet
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** [[Ballistic Plate Armor (Infantry Gear)|Ballistic Plate Armor]]
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** Ballistic Plate Armor
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*** [[]]
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*** Ablative-Plate Vest
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*** [[]]
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*** Plate Combat Armor
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*** [[]]
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*** Standard Issue Helmet
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*** [[]]
 
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*** [[]]
 
 
** Special Armor
 
** Special Armor
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*** [[]]
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*** [[DEST Infiltration Suit]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[MechWarrior Combat Suit]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Marine Environmental Combat Suit]]
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** [[Neurohelmets]]
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** [[Neurohelmet]]s
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*** [[]]
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*** Standard Neurohelmets
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*** [[]]
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*** Combat Neurohelmets
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*** [[]]
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*** Clan Neurohelmets
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** [[BattleArmor]]
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** [[Battle armor]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Clan Elemental battle armor]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Inner Sphere Standard (Battle Armor)|Standard Inner Sphere battle armor]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Infiltrator|Infiltrator battle armor]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Sloth|Sloth battle armor]]
 
* Miscellaneous Equipment
 
* Miscellaneous Equipment
 
** [[Noteputer]]
 
** [[Noteputer]]
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** [[Jump Pack (Infantry Gear)]]
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** [[Jump Pack|Infantry Jump Pack]]
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** [[Enhanced Imaging]]
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** Enhanced Imaging
 
* Espionage/Surveillance Gear
 
* Espionage/Surveillance Gear
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** [[Security Bypass Kits]]
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** Security Bypass Kits]]
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*** [[]]
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*** Basic Security Bypass Kit
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*** [[]]
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*** Security Bypass Kit
 
** [[Neural Interrogation Computer]]
 
** [[Neural Interrogation Computer]]
 
** [[Remote Sensors]]
 
** [[Remote Sensors]]
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*** [[]]
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*** Portable Radar Sensor
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*** [[]]
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*** Portable Motion Sensor
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*** [[]]
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*** Portable Heat Sensor
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*** [[]]
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*** Portable Trip-Line Sensor
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*** [[]]
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*** Portable Seismic Sensor
 
* Explosives
 
* Explosives
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** [[Emergency Flare]]
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** Emergency Flare
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** [[Demolition Kit]]
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** Demolition Kit
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** [[C8 Blasting Block]]
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** C8 Blasting Block
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** [[Pentaglycerine]]
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** Pentaglycerine
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** [[Satchel Charge]]
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** Satchel Charge
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** [[Anti-Personnel Mine]]
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** Anti-Personnel Mine
 
* Personal Weapons
 
* Personal Weapons
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** [[Ammunition]]
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** Ammunition
 
** Reload/Recharge Time
 
** Reload/Recharge Time
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** Melee Weapons
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** [[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapons]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Neural Lash]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Vibroaxe]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Vibrokatana]]
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** [[Small Arms (Infantry Weapon)]]
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** [[:Category:Infantry Weapons|Small Arms]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[OmniTech "Shredder" Heavy Needler]]
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*** [[Maskirova "Mandrake" Hold-Out Gauss Pistol]]
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*** [[Blazer Pistol]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Minolta 9000 Advanced Sniper System]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Intek "White Dwarf" Hold-Out Laser Pistol]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Nakama & Sunbeam Starfire ER Laser Rifle]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Federated Arms "Thunderstroke" Gauss Rifle]]
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** [[Support Weapon (Infantry Weapon)]]
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** [[:Category:Support Weapons|Support Weapons]]
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*** [["Hellbore" Assault Laser]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Federated Arms "Grand Mauler" Gauss Cannon]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[House Kurita "Tsunami" Gauss Rifle]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Medium Recoiless Rifle]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Heavy Recoiless Rifle]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Light Mortar]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Heavy Mortar]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Semi-Portable Machine Gun]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Man-Pack PPC]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Support PPC]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Semi-Portable Support Laser]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Heavy Support Laser]]
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*** [[]]
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*** [[Hein Enterprises "Dragons Bane" Disposable Pulse Laser]]
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*** [[]]
 
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*** [[]]
 
  
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===PERSONAL GEAR AND EXPENSES===
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===Personal Gear and Expenses===
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* [[Military Field Rations]]
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* Military Field Rations
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* [[Resteraunt Meal]]
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* Restaurant Meal
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* [[Verigraphs]]
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* Housing
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* [[Housing]]
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* [[Tri-Vid]] Set
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* [[Tri-Vid Set]]
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* Electronic Compass
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* [[Electronic Compass]]
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* [[Verigraph]]s
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* [[Verigraphs]]
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* Uniforms
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* [[Uniforms]]
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* Clothing/Footwear
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* [[Clothing/Footwear]]
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* Parachute
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* [[Parachute]]
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* Underwater Operations Gear
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* [[Underwater Operations Gear]]
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* Climbing Gear
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* [[Climbing Gear]]
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* Transportation
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* [[Transportation]]
 
  
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 16 January 2024

MechWarrior Companion.jpg
MechWarrior Companion
Product information
Type Rulebook
Development Bryan Nystul
Joel Biske
Mark Ernst
The Green Man
Primary writing Bryan Nystul
Blaine L. Pardoe
Pages 135
Cover Artwork Doug Anderson
Illustrations Jeff Laubenstein
Ray Ledereer
John Paul Lona
Mike Jackson
Dave MacKay
Chris Moeller
Christina Wold
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1671
First published 1995
ISBN-10 1-55560-189-8
Content
Era 3057

Description[edit]

An expansion for the MechWarrior, Second Edition role-playing game, the MechWarrior Companion includes new archtypes, expanded and new skill section, detailed rules on running Clan characters and games. Rules to assist in integration between the tabletop game and RPG, including rules for Dual Cockpits, and creature and equipment fill out the remainder of the book.

Save a few exceptions, much of the additional information was later included, altered and expanded upon in the MechWarrior, Third Edition main book and LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide.

From the back cover[edit]

“ Get outta yer 'Mech...

...and into the action!

"Listen up MAGGOTS, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once. It don't matter how big your 'Mech is. It don't matter how many guns you've got. It don't even matter that your uncle is the bleedin' Grand Duke of Planet X. If you ain't got the training, the experience, and the sheer guts of a real MechWarrior, you're as good as dead before you even leave the hangar. So pay attention and don't talk back, 'cause the life you save could be mine." - Sergent Major Jerrard Clydesdale, to the NAIS Training Cadre's new recruits, September 11, 3057

The MechWarrior Companion is an expansion rulebook for the MechWarrior, Second Edition roleplaying game. A must-have resource for players and gamemasters, the MechWarrior Companion offers players new skills, advantages, and equipment for their characters, and gives gamemasters helpful advice on running campaigns, creating exciting story lines, and involving the Clans in adventures. The MechWarrior Companion also provides new rules for resolving combat, including expanded guidelines for combining the BattleTech and MechWarrior Gaming Systems.

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Contents[edit]

Introduction[edit]

  • Using the Book
  • An Uneasy Peace

Characters[edit]

Archetypes[edit]

  • Inner Sphere Archetypes
    • Armored Infantry Trooper
    • DropShip Captain
    • Guerrilla Fighter
    • Marine
    • Special Forces Operative
  • Clan Archetypes

Combat[edit]

  • Personal Combat
    • Additional Attacks
    • Armor-Defeating Hits
    • Burst-Fire Options
    • Damage Effects
    • Dive for Cover
    • Falling Damage
    • Tactical Initiative
  • Integrating BattleTech
    • Skills
    • Game Scale
    • Sequence of Play
    • Damage
    • Infantry and battle armor
    • BattleMech and Vehicle Fire against Characters
    • Anti-BattleMech Swarm and Leg Attacks
  • Dual Cockpit
    • BattleTech Rules
    • MechWarrior Rules
    • House Conversions

Running the Game[edit]

  • The BattleTech Universe: Setting the Stage
    • Background and Setting
  • Creating Campaigns
    • Unit-Based Campaign Options
    • Mission-Based Campaign Options
  • Fleshing Out the Campaigns
    • Adversaries
    • Subplots
    • Variety
  • Keeping It on Course
    • Character Creation
    • Building a Unit
    • Non-Player Characters
    • Coping with Change
  • Environments
    • General Environment
    • Gravity
    • Atmosphere

The Clans[edit]

Creatures[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Personal Gear and Expenses[edit]

  • Military Field Rations
  • Restaurant Meal
  • Housing
  • Tri-Vid Set
  • Electronic Compass
  • Verigraphs
  • Uniforms
  • Clothing/Footwear
  • Parachute
  • Underwater Operations Gear
  • Climbing Gear
  • Transportation

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